On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 7:07 PM, Chad <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I'm in favor of option (C), mainly because I think that titles are
> pointless and
> lead to hat collecting and hurt feelings.


Titles are useful for a few things:
* Prospects of future employment
* Clarity around who to talk to about what


> I respect Brion, Mark and Tim (and
> many others) as architects because they *are* architects, not because we
> call them such.
>

We call them such, because they are such - it is a useful designation.


> For RFCs, I've been of the opinion we've made them entirely too formal. I'm
> glad we're trying to move them forward, but I've always thought they should
> be based on community consensus, not convincing an architect.
>

Generally agreed, although I think this is more of a procedural point and
perhaps orthogonal to roles/titles and what they mean.

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